The CWR’s Anti-Discrimination Committee organizes and facilitates numerous events every semester. Below are summaries of events offered over the past few years. To see or register for current events, visit the CWR’s Event Page.
Students of Color Writing Retreats
The goal of the CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric’s Students of Color Writing Retreat is to assist in the development of sustainable writing habits by providing a dedicated time for CGU students to focus on writing and productivity while building a community of scholars and writers. The event provides a safe and supportive community for students as they navigate their writing projects. Our goal is to learn from each other and support one another in our academic endeavors. This retreat will be a collaborative space for students of color to mutually support themselves in all stages of the writing process and gain invaluable feedback for their work.
LGBTQ+ Writing Retreats
The LGBTQ+ Writing Retreat will offer queer and trans students the chance to build community with one another and attend a mid-day mini workshop. This retreat aims to empower queer and trans students’ knowledge and expertise while remaining productive and accountable. Participants have the option to meet with a Writing Consultant one-on-one for a consultation, and there will be activities like queer trivia and community discussions.
This is an inclusive space by and for LGBTQ+ people and allies to keep each other accountable to our writing goals and for all of us to discuss our writing in a supportive environment.
CWR + Intercollegiate Feminist Center Zine Workshop
Get creative in a feminist zine writing workshop with the CWR to flex your artist activist muscles! Learn tips and tricks to the trade and enjoy a brief workshop on the genre of the zine. Then engage in a guided zine writing activity with members of the 7C community. All you need is an 8X10 piece of paper, writing utensils such as pens, pencils, or markers, and scissors. Attendees will be provided with the materials to make their zine live. Feel free to bring along your favorite feminist quotes or images to integrate into your zine
California Botanic Gardens Outdoor Writing Retreat
Join us at the California Botanic Garden for our Outdoor Writing Workshop, as we work amidst natural surroundings to inspire our work. This workshop will take place on Saturday, Oct 8th at 10am-2pm. Please meet us at the front of the botanic gardens near the information booth 10 minutes prior to the workshop, as we will walk as a group to our destination. Before the event, please make sure all electronic devices are fully charged and other materials you need for the day are on your person before we depart for our destination. Our workshop will be followed by a brief tour of the gardens, courtesy of some of our own CGU botany students!
CWR Sista Citizen Takeover: Black Solace Writing Retreats
Black Solace Virtual Writing Retreats are a black-centered space for students that will have work blocks, a community lunch, and a group meditation. There will be breakout rooms available for a quiet study space and a music room. A CWR writing consultant will also be on-hand to co-facilitate and provide short consultation sessions in a separate breakout room. Come for as many or as few blocks as you like and make progress on your projects in an affirming and productive space.
CLSA + CWR Writing Retreat
In collaboration with CLSA, the CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric’s Chicano Latino Student Affairs Writing Retreat is designed to assist in the development of sustainable writing habits by providing a dedicated time for the 7C Latinx community to focus on writing and productivity while building a community of scholars and writers. The event provides a safe and supportive community for students as they navigate their writing projects. Our goal is to learn from each other and support one another in our academic endeavors. This retreat will be a collaborative space for Chicano Latino students to mutually support themselves in all stages of the writing process and gain invaluable feedback for their work.
Anti-Discrimination Committee Workshops
Diversifying Resources
What is knowledge? On the surface, this question seems to beg a universal answer, but the politics of knowledge production are far from neutral. A Western philosophical paradigm has primarily shaped how we perceive knowledge and characterize those who can claim knowledge on a particular academic subject. The following workshop on “Diversifying Resources” attempts to help students question the Western assumptions of what knowledge is and what types of peoples and cultures are allowed to be the purveyors of knowledge by refocusing our attention on sites of knowledge production outside of the traditional Western canon.
Code-Meshing in Graduate Writing
Code-meshing describes a process of mixing and combining language from one’s own cultural background to produce new words and meanings. In this workshop, we will address how to code-mesh in the graduate setting with regards to writing style, language, tone, and content. We will brainstorm ideas for code-meshing in our own work and analyze examples that include the work of CGU students and published scholars.